Epidemiology of Intestinal Polyparasitism among Orang Asli School Children in Rural Malaysia

Epidemiology of Intestinal Polyparasitism among Orang Asli School Children in Rural Malaysia

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Background: This cross-sectional study aimed to investigate the current prevalence and risk factors associated with intestinal polyparasitism (the concurrent infection with multiple intestinal parasite species) among Orang Asli school children in the Lipis district of Pahang state, Malaysia. Methods...

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Main Authors: Al-Delaimy, A.K (Author), Al-Mekhlafi, H.M (Author), Anuar, T.S (Author), Atroosh, W.M (Author), Lim, Y.A.L (Author), Mahmud, R. (Author), Moktar, N. (Author), Nashiry, M. (Author), Nasr, N.A (Author), Sady, H. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2014
Subjects:
age
Age Factors
animal
Animals
Article
Ascaris lumbricoides
child
Child
Cross-Sectional Studies
cross-sectional study
Cryptosporidium
defecation habit
disease association
drinking water
Entamoeba
feces
Feces
feces analysis
female
Female
Giardia intestinalis
hand washing
hookworm
human
Humans
hygiene
Hygiene
Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic
intestinal polyparasitism
intestine infection
major clinical study
Malaysia
male
Male
parasite prevalence
parasitology
personal hygiene
preschool child
prevalence
Prevalence
questionnaire
risk factor
Risk Factors
rural area
school child
social status
species distribution
Trichuris trichiura
water supply
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